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pat_k

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32. You are mourning and exhausted.

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 09:43 PM

Nov 8

It is hard to connect to hope and power in that state.

Take care of yourself.

Watch a tender movie and have a good cry. ("A Dog's Purpose" did me a world of good).

Take a little time. I hope that with a break, you will again find your faith in the mighty power of people who stay connected to their common humanity and connect with each to take some action toward building a better society, in ways large and small.

And when you have the energy, perhaps you'll find some inspiration here:
https://books.google.com/books/about/Lobbying_for_Change.html

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The war is over, and we lost. [View all] RedSpartan Nov 8 OP

All True SoCalDavidS Nov 8 #1

The left can't unite and now has lost the country DSandra Nov 8 #2

It gets me Dem4life1234 Nov 8 #43

That's kind of what happens in war throughout history... DSandra Nov 9 #85

Exactly Ollie Garkie Nov 9 #90

This is it exactly. It can't be more obvious that the RW will Nixie Nov 9 #92

Wow! fantase56 Nov 8 #3

LOL Skittles Nov 8 #8

Enjoy your desperate fear. I'll live or die with hope fantase56 Nov 8 #57

I LIVE IN REALITY Skittles Nov 8 #58

Arrrrrgh, we're all gonna die!!! fantase56 Nov 8 #63

prime example right there Skittles Nov 8 #70

Is that a flounce? nt GenThePerservering Nov 9 #93

There's a lot of woe in the air right now BannonsLiver Nov 9 #96

I agree Pototan Nov 8 #65

Yeah good luck with that 0rganism Nov 8 #23

They'll continue to give democracy lip service Colgate 64 Nov 8 #50

it kills me Skittles Nov 8 #59

What csn we do about it besides leave? LeftInTX Nov 8 #73

I think the point is Pototan Nov 9 #82

We had an interesting thing happen here LeftInTX Nov 9 #83

And the National Firefighters Union made no endorsement for President this year Pototan Nov 9 #84

Hey! It's all I got. They run the place and not for the best LeftInTX Nov 9 #86

My suggestion? Pototan Nov 9 #87

This uponit7771 Nov 8 #28

It seems Colgate 64 Nov 8 #49

Yup, and to the victors goes the spoils. republianmushroom Nov 8 #4

Victor's dupporters enid602 Nov 8 #12

The victors are high ranking republican politicians and big business. republianmushroom Nov 8 #14

I will never count out We the People. pat_k Nov 8 #5

Thank you...I am going to trash the OP. Unless you have a crystal ball you don't know that. The pendulum will swing PortTack Nov 8 #11

Precisely PortTack... That's what Cha Nov 8 #13

Thank you Cha!! flamingdem Nov 8 #18

Hugs to you, flamingdem.. Hugs to Us! 💙💙 Cha Nov 8 #20

Hear, Hear! And we need to ... pat_k Nov 8 #24

Mahalo, pat.. Excellent Suggestions for Cha Nov 8 #39

Dang. Fixed link. pat_k Nov 8 #40

Thank You! "Lobbying For Change"! Cha Nov 8 #53

Thank you for this post Dem4life1234 Nov 8 #44

Since posting I fixed the link pat_k Nov 8 #66

Thank you! I don't have Quixote as my user name for nothing. nt Quixote1818 Nov 8 #41

Ya, the pendulum will swing back in the Supreme Court Pototan Nov 8 #76

I will never roll over and will never give up Tribetime Nov 8 #35

On the one hand We the People are the ones who got us in this mess. Frank D. Lincoln Nov 8 #36

The future is never set pat_k Nov 8 #38

The "mighty force" seems Colgate 64 Nov 8 #51

We're mourning and need to heal pat_k Nov 8 #72

That's what they want you to think. NEOBuckeye Nov 8 #6

Lost? LiberaBlueDem Nov 8 #7

Agreed. I don't see a path back to a senate majority in 2026. We don't have 4 flippable seats on the map In It to Win It Nov 8 #9

Citizen action and empowerment means more than elections. pat_k Nov 8 #26

"We are alone... We are utterly alone." Oopsie Daisy Nov 8 #10

Agree. Hate Won. Bread and Circuses Nov 8 #15

You are mourning and exhausted. pat_k Nov 8 #32

Go ahead and give up. Elessar Zappa Nov 8 #16

Except they won by lying. And the next four years will expose those lies. meadowlander Nov 8 #17

Agree. Plus Chump is not long for this world flamingdem Nov 8 #19

This was much needed to hear Dem4life1234 Nov 8 #45

They didn't win by lying, although Colgate 64 Nov 8 #55

Kind of related post pat_k Nov 8 #77

It isn't quite as bad as you are thinking though you are far from wrong TheKentuckian Nov 8 #21

Jokes on them the climate may really collapse any summer now IbogaProject Nov 8 #22

Interesting. cachukis Nov 8 #30

Impending climate disaster is unavoidable regardless of what Party is in power Ponietz Nov 8 #74

The war is over, but not the conflict. DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 8 #25

Can only hope the coming crash is enough to.. yourout Nov 8 #27

Every Republican president in my lifetime has crashed the economy, to be replaced by a Dem who fixed it. SunSeeker Nov 8 #78

Old guy and may not make it to next round but I'm not giving up... wcmagumba Nov 8 #29

Shit, wish I could be like you. If I only had a brain I would dance and be happy. DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 8 #33

it's just life... stillcool Nov 8 #31

They will wreck the economy as usual. Rhiagel Nov 8 #34

Back during the early 1900's the Rs dominated LostOne4Ever Nov 8 #37

The Civil War never ended. Du916 Nov 8 #42

Wow, no, this is horrible assessment angrychair Nov 8 #46

Losing the courts won't last just two years, unless you can find 4 seats we can flip in Senate for 2026 In It to Win It Nov 8 #52

No angrychair Nov 8 #67

Have you seen the 2026 senate map?... You're talking about the judicial vacancies that exist now. In It to Win It Nov 8 #75

Look angrychair Nov 9 #81

It's not only the Democrats who have lost it's also StarryNite Nov 8 #47

It's not only the Democrats who have lost it's also StarryNite Nov 8 #48

Nope. Pinback Nov 8 #54

Trump appointed 220 and Biden 213 through Nov 1 in year 4 confoosed Nov 8 #56

The war is not over. oldmanlynn Nov 8 #60

I think we need to learn how to fight first. hadEnuf Nov 8 #68

The war has just begun orangecrush Nov 8 #61

I totally agree Pototan Nov 8 #62

The battle is over but not the war its not over till we say its over Tribetime Nov 8 #64

When in trouble or in doubt fantase56 Nov 8 #69

No vercetti2021 Nov 8 #71

The election is over, but not the struggle iemanja Nov 8 #79

Watching the exponential growth of the alternate reality of social media NoMoreRepugs Nov 9 #80

WE DIDN'T LOSE Skittles Nov 9 #88

"Tuesday night was a political Hiroshima. It was a blow we won't be able to recover from." JoseBalow Nov 9 #89

This is the dumbest post Blue_Roses Nov 9 #91

With a population who prefers GenThePerservering Nov 9 #94

The give up mentality and your screen name are deeply ironic. BannonsLiver Nov 9 #95

Are you peddling fascist propaganda? Are you preaching DUer's to give up? This is like a QB getting sacked Hotler Nov 9 #97

The biggest threat to the United States isn't Al Qaeda or the Taliban. It's the Heritage Foundation. Initech Nov 9 #98